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61-193 Selectmen’s Meeting – July 20, 1998 There was a general concern that the regulatory committees should be free of political and outside influence and what our relationship to them should be (Board of Appeals, Planning Board, Conservation, HDC). It is a matter of accountability because the Board makes the appointments/reappointments of members. It is appropriate for the Board to have some idea of what the issues are, how they are managed, and what needs are. Regulatory Agencies (need to do further exploration) Board of Appeals Historic Districts Commission Board of Health (link with Biosafety Committee) Conservation Commission Board of Assessors (D. Busa) Mr. Enrich and Mr. White will look into having a Selectmen Liaison assigned to these committees. The Board felt there was no need at this time for Selectmen Liaisons for the following groups: Appropriation Committee, School Committee, Planning Board, and TMMA. They would be included in the group of committees invited before the Board. Selectmen Liaison Assigned Cable TV (Jeanne Krieger) Human Services (Dan Fenn) LexHAB (Dan Busa) Council for the Arts (Peter Enrich) Lighting Options Committee (Dan Busa) Personnel Advisory Board (Peter Enrich) Town Report Committee (Betty Eddison) Recreation Committee (Dan Busa) There are three regional organizations the Town belongs to: MBTA Advisory Board, MWRA Advisory Board; both of which the Chairman or his designee is a member, and MAGIC, which we are supposed to have two designated representatives. Joe Marino has been acting as one of those representatives. Mr. Marino suggested that one of the Selectmen be the other representative. Mr. Enrich will be the Selectmen designee to all three. The following will be researched further to see what we should or need to be doing: Lexfest, Sister City Committee, Watershed Management Committee, Cambridge and Shawsheen Watershed.